Editor’s note: Through November, we will be regularly analyzing campaign claims via the political polygraph.

Claim: “Frontier Airlines, a hometown company, told Hickenlooper that Denver taxes were too high. But Hickenlooper stuck to his high-tax agenda, forcing Frontier to move 200 jobs to Wisconsin and 140 more to Indiana.”

Republican Governor’s Association TV ad called “39,000” and radio ad called “Frontier”

Facts: In the months after Republic Airway’s Oct. 1 acquisition of Frontier, it announced that 200 mechanics in Denver would move to Milwaukee and about 140 operations positions would move to Indianapolis.

Frontier said that its decision to relocate maintenance jobs from Denver was based on many factors. Taxes “were not the compelling factor,” said Bryan Bedford, chief executive of Republic Air, Frontier’s parent company, in a news release Friday.

The RGA, meanwhile, pointed to statements Bedford made in a Nov. 15 Denver Post article in which Bedford is quoted as saying: “Our message back to the political leaders: Taxes matter.”

Claim: “39,000 Denver jobs lost under John Hickenlooper’s high-tax policies.”

Republican Governor’s Association TV ad called “39,000” and radio ad called “Frontier”

Facts: The Denver-area lost 39,700 jobs in 2009, or 3.2 percent of its total employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and reported in the Denver Business Journal on Feb. 2. Those numbers are a snapshot of one year, however, and do not include statistics since the national recession started nearly three years ago.

Additionally, the RGA fails to point to any specific “high-tax” policies instituted by Hickenlooper. In Colorado, officials cannot unilaterally raise taxes. Instead, a vote of the people is required.

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